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Halle Berry Reigns as Alex Haley's Queen

2009-02-04T13:25:00.008-05:00

During Valentine’s week in 1993, I had the pleasure to watch the 3 part mini-series adaptation of Alex Haley’s Queen. Although, I was merely 11 year-old at the time, I felt a strong connection and understanding of the pain of the characters. Perhaps it was the emergence of past life memories or just knowing that owning another person is wrong, whatever the case, the impact of this film was profound and still resonates with me today.

Set against the back drop of the pre-civil war south, Alex Haley’s Queen begins with the flirtation of Queen’s parents Col. James Jackson Jr. (Tim Daly) and his sewing slave, Easter (Jasmine Guy). They have known each other since childhood, yet their sexual chemistry begins to erupt.

However, the idea of James and Easter ever being more than Master and slave was a big HELL NO. Therefore, James reluctantly gives in to his mother’s pressure to marry the suitable Lizzie Perkins (Patricia Clarkson), two years after the birth of his first child, Queen (Raven-Symon e as a child, Halle Berry as an adult).

When Queen turns 5-years old she goes to live with her father in the big house as a maid to her half-sister Jane.

The movie then jumps ahead to the beginning of the Civil War and Queen is now 20-years old. Throughout the remainder of part 1, Queen endures war-time horrors as those she loves succumb to death, injury and the loss of their familiar world.

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As part 2 begins plantation life has been shattered forever. The slaves are freed and flee for a new beginning, while Queen struggles to find herself amidst a family that won’t claim her as their own.

Shown the cold shoulder by her step-mother and grandmother (Ann Margret), Queen fights to keep her sanity.

The day after a terrifying encounter and chase from two white customers at the Henderson’s, Queen decides to leave her old life behind.

As Queen wanders around searching for a place to belong, she struggles to fit into a world that sees her as neither white nor black.

Cold, hungry and poor, she poses as a white female just to get a meal and soon be-friends another biracial woman named Alice (Lonette McKee), who gets her a job in a flower shop.

She meets a white gentleman named Digby (Victor Garber) while working and they begin dating. However, when the truth of her real identity becomes known Queen is beaten and sexually violated.

Alone and depressed, Queen moves again, in search of love.

Happy to have a job as a maid for two religious sisters, Queen meets and falls in love with a black gardener/activist named Davis (Dennis Haysbert).

Queen soon learns she’s pregnant and decides to keep the baby after a frightening visit to an abortionist.

Although, Davis, promises to stand by her, he skips town instead, leaving Queen to give birth to Abner by herself.

Stuck between wanting to flee and needing a place for her child, Queen remains with her employers, until they become obsessed with Abner.

As part 2 draws to its close, Queen is on the run…

Part 3 opens with Queen meeting and being hired by Mrs. Benson to be her child’s wet nurse. While visiting in town, Queen runs into Davis and the two spend the night together.

Unfortunately, Mr. Benson is a member of the KKK.

Mr. Benson and his clan kidnap Abner and lynch his father, Davis, in front of him.

Heart-broken and exhausted, Queen runs away yet again.

As she’s riding on a ferry she meets a man named Alec Haley (Danny Glover).

Thanks to Alec, Queen begins working for Mr. Cherry as a maid.

Eventually Queen and Alec marry and add to their family with the birth of Isaac.

Throughout part 3 Queen is faced with mental illness and healing from her past, but this time she has the love of a good man and family to ease the process.

Alex Haley’s Queen is a wonderful piece of American cinema and history to be

treasured by people of all skin colors. Part 1 will premiere on the channel TV One on Sunday, February 8^th, at 9 p.m., eastern time.

It was also released to DVD in 2008.

So this Black History month gather around, hold back the tears as the poignant musical score slowly bores a hole in your heart and watch the movie that helped introduce Halle Berry’s acting talents to the small screen.

You’ll be happy you did.

Pajama Party Flick Picks-February 02, 2009

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Welcome to the February 2, 2009 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Vaprak presents Movie Review: The Unborn (2009) posted at The Critical Critics.

Mansur Ahmed presents The Dark Side of Comedians posted at Mansur Ahmed.

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Pajama Party Flick Picks-January 26, 2009

2009-01-26T19:16:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the January 26, 2009 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Mansur Ahmed presents Academy Award Nominations 2009 posted at Mansur Ahmed.

Mansur Ahmed presents Vincent (a.k.a. Tim Burton) posted at Mansur Ahmed.

Mansur Ahmed presents Watchmen and the Works of Alan Moore posted at Mansur Ahmed.

Mansur Ahmed presents Will Superman Return…Again? posted at Mansur Ahmed.

Mansur Ahmed presents Michael Mann & the Interlacing Strings of Causality posted at Mansur Ahmed.

Mansur Ahmed presents Here Come The Basterds… posted at Mansur Ahmed.

Mansur Ahmed presents The Melancholy of Clint Eastwood posted at Mansur Ahmed.

Mansur Ahmed presents Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters posted at Mansur Ahmed.

All Things Film

Kevin Fleming presents Watch Lost Season 5 Episodes Online posted at Satellite TV Guru.

Jaynie Van Roe presents King Creole's Queen: Carolyn Jones posted at Here's Looking Like You, Kid, saying, "I just found your carnival -- please let me know if I submitted incorrectly. :)"

Jaynie Van Roe presents Many People Have Annie Hall All Wrong posted at Here's Looking Like You, Kid, saying, "If you ever need a host... :)"

Film Reviews

Jaynie Van Roe presents Here’s Looking Like You, Kid » Blog Archive » The Knack (And How To Get It) In Romance & Fashion posted at Here's Looking Like You, Kid, saying, "Please let me know if I'm only to submit one post per carnival!"

Vaprak presents Movie Review: Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) posted at The Critical Critics.

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Pajama Party Flick Picks-January 19, 2009

2009-01-19T19:13:00.003-05:00

Welcome to the January 19, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Scott Davis presents Tron 2.0 Movie Updates and News posted at ZombieChatter.com.

Toni presents Veronika Decides to Die Movie Trailer posted at Wifely Steps, saying, "Another much-anticipated book-turned-movie. Coming out in March 2009."

Vaprak presents Movie Review: Punisher: War Zone (2008) posted at The Critical Critics.

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Happy Birthday PJ's and a Movie!!!

2009-01-18T17:59:00.005-05:00

In honor of the One Year Anniversary PJ's and a Movie I'm going to re-post the review that started it all! Cry It Out! With the Way We Were...

An All-American guy and a curly-haired complicated, woman meet, love and split. No I’m not talking about the latest teen-flick out in theaters. I’m referring to the penultimate break-up film, The Way We Were.

I first discovered this movie at the ripe old age of twelve. I was stuck in bed with a cold the night before Thanksgiving and couldn’t sleep. After a few minutes of channel surfing after midnight I caught the opening scene of this wonderfully heart-breaking film.

This film struck a cord with me even as I began my adolescence. I suppose it’s the true romantic in me that drew me into this film. When you’re a teen you have insecurities and you desperately hope you’ll find true love.

Barbra Streisand is over-achiever, Katie Morosky, who meets the handsome, intelligent, and sexy Hubbell Gardner, played by Robert Redford. The two are from totally different crowds while in college, but their paths constantly cross as Hubbell eats at the diner Katie works in at night. They also share a creative writing class where Hubbells’ natural talent shines, while Katie struggles to get her paper noticed.

The Way We Were honestly captures a relationship, without taking away the fantasy element of it all.

Why am I recommending this film? Because it’s good. It shows the development of a relationship between two people who seem different, but perfect for each other. You feel the pain when Katie is yelling at Hubbell to make him see no one will ever love him the way she does. He agrees, but says that it just got too hard because she expected him to be perfect.

Breaking-up sucks. There’s no nice way to do it. If you’re one of the few that actually works things out and gets back together, you’re in the minority. Usually break-ups are final. When you feel like dirt, can’t sleep at night, and wish your ex was there, it’s nice to watch a movie where someone is going through the same thing. True not all of the elements of The Way We Were are relatable, but you will know what it feels like to lose someone that meant a great deal to your life. Crying along with Barb and Bob may help you let out your own pain and realize you’re not the only one who was dumped for differences in politics, religion or need for personal appearances. If you’re anything like me you’ll enjoy the sappy love theme, whose words What's too painful to remember, We simply choose to forget, will help you remember the happier times and not the sad.

Pajama Party Flick Picks-December 15, 2008

2008-12-15T14:06:00.003-05:00

Welcome to the December 15, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Scott Davis presents World War Z Latest News and Updates (set for 2010) posted at ZombieChatter.com.

Missy presents Audrey Tautou is Priceless posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "Priceless, starring Audrey Tautou, is a French romantic comedy that is fun to watch."

Jon Swift presents The Triumph of Derrièrism posted at Jon Swift, saying, "Last year I identified an important new school of film criticism, which I called “derrièrism. This year it has triumphed."

Mansur Ahmed presents Reaching For the Stars On the Shoulders of Stanley Kubrick posted at Mansur Ahmed.

Byteful Travel presents Impressions of The Fountain posted at Byteful Blog, saying, "Writing about a movie in its afterglow, that time when the potency of its feeling is still fresh in one’s mind, is the best time to write about a movie. I was deeply touched by "The Fountain". One could see the film as the outline of every human’s struggle with death, humanity’s seeming inability to learn from its mistakes, or a love poem told in 12 chapters. Not all will enjoy this film for what it truly is because not all can appreciate the depth that it offers. But that’s fine, because we’re all learning together, anyway."

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Pajama Party Flick Picks-December 8, 2008

2008-12-08T15:47:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the December 8, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Heather Johnson presents 100 Web Tools to Plan the Party of the Year From Your Cube posted at Career Overview.

Scott Davis presents Rhona Mitra in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | ZombieChatter.com posted at ZombieChatter.com.

Scott Davis presents George Romero?s ?The Crazies? Remake Looks Like A Winner posted at ZombieChatter.com.

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Pajama Party Flick Picks-December 1, 2008

2008-12-01T15:05:00.004-05:00

Welcome to the December 1, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Heather Johnson presents 100 Must-See Art Blogs (of Every Form) posted at Art Career.

Missy presents Seagal and Statham: A Comparison posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "Is Jason Statham the Steven Seagal of the new millennium?"

Toni presents Twilight movie thoughts posted at Wifely Steps.

Sarah Scrafford presents Top 100 Crime Movies of All Time posted at Masters in Criminal Justice.

Kevin Fleming presents Watch Heroes Season 1 and Season 2 Online posted at Satellite TV Guru.

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Pajama Party Flick Picks-November 24, 2008

2008-11-24T11:32:00.003-05:00

Welcome to the November 24, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Missy presents The Re-imagining of Death at a Funeral posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "Another remake of a recent movie. Puh-lease!"

Rickey Henderson presents "No Mr. Bond, I Simply Have Eight Cats" AKA, Rickey Reviews Quantum of Solace posted at Riding with Rickey.

Vaprak presents Movie Review: Twilight (2008) posted at The Critical Critics.

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Technical Difficulties

2008-11-20T17:18:00.001-05:00

I have been experiencing computer issues.

I am sorry for the delay in posting Pajama Party Flick Picks this week.

It will be up and running next week.

Please send in your submissions.

Sincerely

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Movie Monday Posted!

2008-11-11T11:53:00.003-05:00

The Movie Monday Blog Carnival is posted over at Observations of Missy.

http://www.missyfrye.net/Hoyeya/?p=984

If you haven't been there yet, go now!

November 10, 2008 Pajama Party Flick Picks

2008-11-11T11:41:00.007-05:00

Welcome to the November 10, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Rick Sincere presents Virginia Film Festival 2008 - Day One posted at Rick Sincere News and Thoughts, saying, "Videos and photos from the first night of the 21st annual Virginia Film Festival, with Jane Fonda, her son (Troy Garity), and Sissy Spacek, along with a discussion about the new indie film, "Lake City"."

Missy presents Ballet Shoes a Comfortable Fit posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "This sweet drama is perfect for a girls' movie night."

AdmirableIndia.com presents Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 1: Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari and Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari: Part 4 posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

Vaprak presents Movie Review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) posted at The Critical Critics.

NAOMI presents QUANTUM OF SOLACE RECEIVES ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL posted at Diary From England.

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Movie Monday Posted

2008-11-03T18:24:00.002-05:00

The Movie Monday Carnival hosted at Observations from Missy's Window has been posted.

Head over there if you haven't already.

Pajama Party Flick Picks-November 3, 2008

2008-11-03T18:18:00.004-05:00

Welcome to the November 3, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Missy presents Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "A review of a documentary that is difficult to review. For me, at least."

TherapyDoc presents Rachel Getting Married posted at Everyone Needs Therapy, saying, "It's not exactly a horror movie, but. . ."

sarah presents SARAHSPY: Knocked Up writer may pen new Muppet Show series! posted at SARAHSPY.

Favorite Halloween Movie

Amanda Morrow Jensen presents Ten Movies That Will Dramatically Improve Your Day at Yield to Pedestrian: Stroll With Me Through the Universe posted at Yield To Pedestrian: All the Cool, All the Time, saying, "Thanks for hosting this!"

Horror Movie

Vaprak presents Movie Review: Saw V (2008) posted at The Critical Critics.

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Love Lifts The Crow

2008-10-28T23:17:00.004-04:00

As Halloween approaches, I couldn’t resist the urge to watch, The Crow.

Eric Draven (Brandon Lee), a musician turned Avenger, who is killed on mischief night, returns one year later to pay some karmic violence to the oil slicks that killed him and raped and murdered his fiancé and soul mate Shelly(Sofia Shinas).

Along the way, Eric receives the memories of Shelly’s hospital stay before dying, from the mind of Sergeant Albrecht (Ernie Hudson).

Slowly the attacked becomes the attacker as Top Dollar’s Band of Deviants: Grange, Funboy,T-Bird, Skank, and Tin Tin, suffer a well deserved death, by their personal method of frenzy or mayhem.

But it can’t rain all the time. Sarah (Rochell Davis), the “adopted” daughter of Eric and Shelly serves as a feminine component in this masculine tale.

Meanwhile, Sarah’s heroine addicted mother, Darla, gets the scariest wake up call ever, by witnessing the murder of Funboy.

But the final lesson is taught on top of a gothic cathedral as Eric defeats the remaining ring-leader of the street vermin, Top Dollar, restoring balance to the community.

With the assistance of violins to ignite the pain of loss and the strings of a guitar to moan the longing of loneliness or rage of revenge, your feelings will flow.

Lovely language like “this is loaded…which one of you motorcity motherf****** wants to bet me this isn’t…hey fire it up! Fire it up! Fire it up!” offers comic relief to this sometimes heavy film.

But the moods shift continuously as the musical score builds and decreases.

Sure it’s difficult at times to know that the ones we love may be taken away.

However, it’s important to realize “if the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on, is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever.”

Movie Monday Blog Carnival Posted

2008-10-27T13:11:00.002-04:00

Missy has some good links in store for you this week at Observations from Missy's Window.

Please scoot on over to read the Movie Monday Blog Carnival.

Pajama Party Flick Picks- October 27, 2008

2008-10-27T12:58:00.003-04:00

Welcome to the October 27, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Mac presents Julia Roberts Gunning for Another Oscar? posted at Actorlicious.

Steven Chang presents Mongol posted at Movie Review & Film Critique.

Audrey Berger presents Leonard Cohen "I'm Your Man" | Cracks In Sidewalks posted at Cracks In Sidewalks, saying, "This is not a horror flick nor is it scary. It's just a great music documentary.

Favorite Horror Film

Favorite Horror FilmMissy presents Anatomy: A Horror Film posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "As Halloween is approaching and folks are looking for films to ’scare’ them, I highly recommend this one."

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Witches Rule in the Craft

2008-10-25T17:58:00.002-04:00

Life is hard enough when you’re a teen. Your parents don’t understand you. Anxiety and isolation are common occurrences, while poor self-image can make you weep inside.

For Sarah Bailey (Robin Tunney) everything is out of balance. Her mother died during child birth. She’s new in town, must wear a school uniform and make new friends.

Enter the witches of St. Bernard’s Academy.

Bonnie (Neve Campbell) walks around constantly concealing her painful burn scars and ignoring the penetrating stares of her peers.

Rochelle (Rachel True) is one of few African-American students at this snooty Catholic school. Her diving skills suffer due to the devious outbursts of Laura Lizzie (Christine Taylor), the stereotypical racist, white skank.

Nancy (Fairuza Balk) is the crazed chick of the group. Her mother’s alcoholic lifestyle and perverted, pedophilic husband push her to crave adventure, power, and revenge.

On her first day of class, Sarah is approached by the horn dog asshole Chris (Skeet Ulrich). He warns her of the witches and asks her out.

By day’s end, the witches tell Nancy that Chris is a jack off who spreads disease and lies. Not convinced of their honesty, Nancy keeps her date with Chris.

But the night ends early when Nancy goes home instead of putting out.

The next day the witches reveal the rumor of her lousy lay status and she confronts Chris. Always, the macho schmuck, Chris shows off for his friends Mitt (Breckin Meyer) and Trey by telling Nancy he won’t go out with her again.

Hurt by these turn of events, Nancy finds solace with the witches and discovers she’s a witch too.

The supernatural quartet assembles a coven and begin dispatching revenge where it’s needed.

Sarah creates a love spell that makes Chris do her bidding.

Bonnie sheds her scars.

Rochelle makes the lovely blond locks of Laura fall to the floor.

Nancy has trouble making her spell work, until she invokes the spirit of Mano. Once she is filled with the power, her step father drops dead, leaving her and her mother $150,000 in insurance money.

All of the ladies believe their lives have improved until events grow nastier.

Sarah is nearly raped by Chris because of the spell.

Bonnie becomes pompous.

Rochelle feels badly for seeing Laura become bald and frightened.

The drama escalates as Nancy goes to a party to hunt down Chris for his attempted attack on Sarah.

She is rejected by him and changes her face to look like Sarah. The other ladies come to the party. Sarah is shocked to see herself straddling Chris.

Drunk and freaked out, Chris backs away from Nancy and falls to his death.

The coven is torn apart.

Friends become enemies.

Yet, power lies at the heart of film.

Having too much power changes people; although, we have free will.

With our free will, we can decide how to respond to a situation.

The witches of St. Bernard make decisions that have a lasting effect on their lives.

Through their decisions, power is used, lives are lost, and redemption is sought.

Strong performances and a perfect marriage of an actress and role, make the Craft worth watching. Fairuza Balk has grown from the worst witch to a psychotic one. Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True are convincing as misunderstand teens in search of acceptance and happiness. Skeet Ulrich and Breckin Meyer are the perfect arrogant, smart-mouthed punks.

I won’t give away the creepy, crawly conclusion, but if you fear insects and snakes, cover your eyes, count to ten and wait for the Craft to end.

Live Your Dreams With Teen Witch

2008-10-22T20:20:00.003-04:00

A saxophone begins blaring sweet love through the air as a steamy dream sequence introduces the audience to Brad and Louise.

The two characters dance around trying to entice the other. Just as Louise leaps to her dream man’s arms, the alarm sounds.

Awake and back to reality, Louise (Robyn Lively) is less than the popular girl. She’s the girl whom everyone treats like a toddler.

Her plain, acne speckled face stays lost in the hallway crowd.

Her closest friend, Polly, isn’t much of a looker either.

To add insult to injury her bratty brother, Richie, managed to stick her diary entry to her English homework. Naturally her ass of a teacher reads the steamy details of Louise’s lust for Brad (Dan Gauthier) to the class.

Mortified, Louise flees to the ladies room.

Gradually, Louise’s interaction with Brad increases since they share many classes.

One night, after flattening her tire, Louise is offered a ride by Brad and Randa, but passes.

Instead she meets an eccentric little lady named Madame Serena.

Louise gets spooked from the woman’s prediction of strange powers arriving on her 16th birthday and bolts.

Everyone, except Polly, is a no show to Louise’s birthday party. However, her powers arrive during her troubled sleep. The next day Louise finds an interesting pendant while chatting with her drama teacher.

Things appear to be looking up when Randa sets Louise up with her nerdy cousin David. Unfortunately, this dude is Buddy Holly and Steve Urkel’s love-child. When she’s had enough of her date from hell, she tells him to leave her alone and he does.

Freaked out by her dates disappearance Louise visits Madame Serena again and the two begin to bond.

The real fun happens as Louise picks and chooses whose life to alter with magic.

Revenge is sweet when it occurs in front of an audience.

Having the ability to make your dreams a reality is at the heart of the film.

As the story progresses our heroine finds her powers are a blessing and curse.

Is popularity everything?

Is love worth having if it’s given unwillingly?

Although, there will never be one right answer, the movie helps you decide.

Big hair. Funky music. Spandex and mini skirts.

Teen Witch is a true 80’s flick that lets your heart sing “It’s never gonna be…the same again. Never gonna be…the same again.

Pajama Party Flick Picks- October 20, 2008

2008-10-20T14:38:00.004-04:00

Welcome to the October 20, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Kevin Fleming presents Watch Lost Season 1 and 2 Online posted at Satellite TV Guru.

Missy presents 'Pathology' Results are Dismal posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "Milo Ventimiglia's crime/thriller fails to impress."

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Witch Week

2008-10-20T14:17:00.005-04:00

Hello PJ's and A Movie readers.

This week I'll be spotlighting my favorite witch films of the past.

I'll begin with the family friendly flick, The Worst Witch, starring Fairuza Balk, Charlotte Rae, Diana Rigg, and Tim Curry.

Next we'll join the awkward high school life of Louise Miller, in Teen Witch, starring Robyn Lively and Dick Sargent of Bewitched.

The week will conclude with the Craft, starring a more mature Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, and Rachel True.

Can the Worst Witch Become the Best

2008-10-20T14:12:00.003-04:00

What do you get when you put Fairuza Balk, Charlotte Rae, Diana Rigg, and Tim Curry in a film? Snappy dialogue, hilarious shenanigans, and a smack meowing cat.

Straight out of 1986, the Worst Witch, helped me through grade school. Every autumn day I’d awake, get myself together and watch a few glimpses of this classic Halloween flick.

The heroine, Mildred Hubble (Fairuza Balk) lives up to the films title. With her messy hair, wrinkly clothing, poor marks in class, and constant tardiness, Mildred isn’t the first choice for anything.

As if being a screw up isn’t bad enough, Mildred is continuously taunted by Ethel Hallow, the schools top witch.

However, as Halloween approaches, Miss Cackles International Academy for Witches preps for the arrival of the Grand Wizard (Tim Curry).

Each witch auditions for a chance to broom fly in the Grand Wizards welcoming ceremony.

When Zoe Chant-Vestry dips into the Laughter Potion again, Mildred replaces her in the group formation.

However, Miss Hardbroom detests Mildred’s old, ugly broom. Ethel Hallow agrees to lend Mildred her spare, but places a curse on it beforehand.

As expected, Mildred’s whacked out broom causes catastrophe and the night ends as the Grand Wizard flies off to “another gig.”

Will Mildred be expelled? Will Ethel get her comeuppance? Does the Grand Wizard still dig Miss Hardbroom?

The answers and catchy repartee are awaiting you.

So watch the Worst Witch, because sometimes greatness must be learned, not bred.

Pajama Party Flick Picks- October 13, 2008

2008-10-13T15:12:00.004-04:00

Welcome to the October 13, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Missy presents Three Movie Recommendations posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "Films considered worthy of your time."

Mac presents Turning Up The Sizzle posted at Actorlicious.

NAOMI presents BRIDESHEAD REVISITED HITS THE BIG SCREEN posted at Diary From England.

Vaprak presents Movie Review: The Rocker (2008) posted at The Critical Critics.

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Monday Man-Harrison Ford

2008-10-13T01:50:00.006-04:00

Welcome to this week’s edition of Monday Man.

Today’s spotlight shines on the remarkable Harrison Ford.

Where would American Cinema be, if it weren’t for his performances in some of Hollywood’s biggest crowd pleasers?

Ford’s characters range from the handsome, heroic pilot in the Star Wars Trilogy to a rugged intellect in the Indiana Jones series, and the cold-hearted romantic in Sydney Pollack’s remake of Sabrina.

However, the magic of Harrison Ford’s talent illuminates through his quieter roles in tear-jerker Regarding Henry and the Amish thriller, Witness.

In 2008, Ford reprised the role of the adventurous, archaeologist Professor Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

This time Indy joins a youth, played by Shia LeBeouf, in search of a crystal skull said to unlock a golden city.

Will doctor Jones charm the ladies, escape ridiculous death traps, and outsmart thugs with witty rejoinders?

Buy or rent the DVD this Tuesday and find out.

Until next time.

Pajama Party Flick Picks-October 6, 2008

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Welcome to the October 6, 2008 edition of Pajama Party Flick Picks.

Missy presents Do Actors/Actresses Reveal Too Much? posted at Observations from Missy's Window, saying, "Do the opinions of celebrities matter to you?"

Mac presents Bourne Ultimatum Toddler Edition posted at Actorlicious.

GrrlScientist presents You Don't Have to Pass an IQ Test to be in the Senate posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "A streaming video trailer of comedian Bill Maher's new film, Religulous."

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